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How is continental crust different from oceanic crust?

Oceanic crust is thinner and more likely to sink.


Continental crust is more dense and lighter.


Continental crust is thicker and more likely to sink.


Oceanic crust is thicker and more dense.

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Answer:

the last one, oceanic crust is more dense!

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User Gokul NC
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Answer:

Oceanic crust is thinner and more likely to sink.

Step-by-step explanation:

In most places the continental crust is 35 km thick and the oceanic crust is 5 to 10 km thick. Additionally, the continental crust is less dense than the oceanic, the density of the continental core is on average 2.8 g / cm3 and the oceanic is 3.

the oceanic crust, being denser than the continental one sinks more likely

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